"Sec. 1   RCW 41.56.050 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In the event that a public employer and public employees are in disagreement as to the selection of a bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.
     (2) In the event that a public employer and a bargaining representative are in disagreement as to the merger of two or more bargaining units in the employer's workforce that are represented by the same bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.

Sec. 2   RCW 41.56.140 and 1969 ex.s. c 215 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     It shall be an unfair labor practice for a public employer:
     (1) To interfere with, restrain, or coerce public employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed by this chapter;
     (2) To control, dominate, or interfere with a bargaining representative;
     (3) To discriminate against a public employee who has filed an unfair labor practice charge;
     (4) To refuse to engage in collective bargaining with the certified exclusive bargaining representative."